U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico

Transborder freight data is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and Mexico, our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. Canada is our largest trading partner, and Mexico ranks third. Surface modes include not only truck, rail, and pipeline, but also mail and other miscellaneous modes not shown here.

U.S. - Canada Trade

Jul-12

Jul-13

Truck (billions of dollars)

26.18

26.93

Percent change from same month previous year

+ 1.8%

+ 2.9%

Rail (billions of dollars)

7.70

7.75

Percent change from same month previous year

+ 7.7%

+ 0.7%

Pipeline (billions of dollars)

5.94

7.38

Percent change from same month previous year

- 13.7%

+ 24.2%

U.S. - Mexico Trade

Jul-12

Jul-13

Truck (billions of dollars)

26.21

28.22

Percent change from same month previous year

+ 9.9%

+ 7.7%

Rail (billions of dollars)

5.30

5.83

Percent change from same month previous year

+ 8.3%

+ 10.1%

Pipeline (billions of dollars)

0.26

0.37

Percent change from same month previous year

- 3.4%

+ 43.8%

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.